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The Branching Pattern and Communications of the Musculocutaneous Nerve

A. KRISHNAMURTHY
S. R. NAYAK
L. VENKATRAYA PRABHU
R. P. HEGDE
S. SURENDRAN
M. KUMAR
M. M. PAI

From the Department Of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India

Correspondence: Dr Ashwin Krishnamurthy, MD, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Tel.: +91 824 2211746; fax: +91 824 2428183. E-mail:anatashwin{at}gmail.com

Anatomical variations of peripheral nerves are important and can help explain otherwise incomprehensible clinical findings. A study of 26 right and 18 left formalin-preserved upper limbs identified the fact that the musculocutaneous nerve is subject to considerable anatomical variation, including communication with the median nerve. A study of its branching pattern made us aware of why debility after trauma to the lateral aspect of the upper arm may be more than expected, and this study considers the clinical and surgical importance of these variations of the musculocutaneous nerve.

Key Words: branching pattern • musculocutaneous nerve • communication • entrapment syndromes • nerve injuries

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 32, No. 5, 560-562 (2007)
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSE.2007.06.003
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